Name: Tosca
Start: 2024-08-07
End: 2024-08-07
Location: Sydney Opera House

Organization

Admin

Opera North

Conductor

Tahu Matheson

Stage director

Edward Dick

Set designer

Tom Scutt

Costume designer

Fotini Dimou

Lighting designer

Lee Curran

Choreographer

Maxine Braham

Singer

Soprano

Karah Son

Floria Tosca

Tenor

Adam Smith

Mario Cavaradossi

Baritone

Warwick Olney Fyfe

Baron Scarpia

Orchestra

Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra

Others

Opera Australia Chorus

Iodáilis

Tosca

Sydney City

Australia

Sydney Opera House

Joan Sutherland Theatre

Tosca Puccini

Public

Private

Sagar Haldar

Béarla

Approved

“Ah! Tosca.” Scarpia growls it, lust in his voice, danger in his eyes. Tosca thinks of her lover, his captive. How far will she go to save him?Opera’s greate...

“Ah! Tosca.” Scarpia growls it, lust in his voice, danger in his eyes. Tosca thinks of her lover, his captive. How far will she go to save him?

Opera’s greatest thriller is a taut tale of passion and betrayal, taking place over just 24 hours in Rome. Renowned prima donna Tosca is in love with Cavaradossi, a painter and revolutionary. When the sadistic Chief of Police Scarpia tries to crush them, our heroine finds the strength to do the unspeakable.

Puccini’s music is sensational: from the overpowering choral power of the famous Te Deum, Tosca’s ode to art ‘Vissi d’arte’ and the haunting tenor showpiece ‘E lucevan le stelle’ as Cavaradossi faces death.

When the final note rings into silence, and you pick your jaw up off the floor, you’ll feel an extraordinary emotional release.

In this acclaimed, five-star production from Opera North, director Edward Dick writes the tension large upon the stage. A stunning renaissance fresco colours a gilded dome hanging over the performers. Dramatic, stadium-style lights by Lee Curran put a razor focus on the unfolding action, revealing beauty and menace in turn.

Tosca is the perfect first taste of opera, and one opera lovers return to again and again, to experience how music can bring great stories to emotional highs. Tosca has it all: romance, action and an unforgettable ending.

The action turns on a trio of brilliant performers, so we’ve found singers you don’t want to miss: Tosca is played by both Giselle Allen, who originated the role in this production to great acclaim, and audience favourite Karah Son. Two exciting international tenors sing Cavaradossi: Young Woo Kim and Adam Smith. And we have two imposing Scarpias: Armenian baritone Gevorg Hakobyan and homegrown star Warwick Fyfe.

English

Tosca by Puccini, Céa 07 Lúna 2024, Ó (2024/2024), Faoi stiúir Edward Dick,, Seoltóir Tahu Matheson, Sydney Opera House, Sydney City, Australia

Creidmheasanna feidhmíochta (Cast & Crew )

Caitheadh

Criú

Ensemble

Clár, Eolas & Achoimre

Físeáin

Grianghraif

Tuilleadh léitheoireachta

Dátaí & Ionaid Feidhmíochta

Ionaid